Meredith+Ben // Married // Beaufort

I've said it before but I'll say it again: being able to photograph the weddings of friends is such an honor.

I met Ben when he first moved to Charleston from Birmingham over a year ago. He immediately taught me so much about restoring the dignity of the poor and powerless as well as community and relationships. I met Meredith for the first time when we went swimming in the marsh with some friends. I immediately liked her and she won me over when I found out she was a counselor.

And their wedding day...I was blown away. I knew Meredith had been working hard to make everything come together in a short 3 months but the amount of detail put into the day was so, so incredible.

I haven't felt as welcomed, exhausted and giddy at a wedding in a long time as I felt on Meredith and Ben's wedding day. It was a day that was so, so good!

Lovelovelove

Meredith gave Ben one of the best gifts I've seen at a wedding: all of her journals from the past 10 years saying she's fully his.

After the ceremony, Meredith, Ben, the maid of honor, Ram and 3 giant balloons smooshed into my car and went a little offroading to get to this amazing spot.

Ben is a woodworker and made this sign-in table as a thank you to the family friends who hosted their wedding. Woah.

Every Friday since they began dating, Meredith and Ben opened a bottle of champagne believing there is always something in life worth celebrating. These are the corks from all those bottles. Can I adopt that tradition, please?

Ben made the bride+groom table for him and Meredith. It was where they ate dinner first as husband and wife and is in their dining room of their new home.